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Purpose of our Self-Help Reading Groups

Reading alone leads to information. Reading in community leads to transformation.


Self-help books are full of insights; however insights rarely change a life on their own. The work of healing happens, in part, by connecting with like-minded individuals interested in deeper conversations, practicing new ways of thinking and being, accountability, and reflection. 


Our self-help book clubs complement individual therapy and provide opportunity to discuss insights and ideas, share trials and perspectives, and celebrate growth and evolution in safe spaces.


Most book clubs stop at discussion. We add the structure, activities, and check-in mechanisms that make the work stick — so the book doesn't just get read, it gets lived. 


Sign up for the next book club cohort.


READ. UNDERSTAND. PRACTICE. EVOLVE.  







self-help book club cohorts run EIGHT weeks

Group of multi-cultural, multi-generational women

Empowering Women - Open to All Regions

Empowering Women - Open to All Regions

Empowering Women - Open to All Regions

Online only

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Group of multi-cultural, multi-generational women

South Sound Women - Washington State

Empowering Women - Open to All Regions

Empowering Women - Open to All Regions

In person and online

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Three friends talking outdoors during sunset.

South Sound Men - Washington State

Empowering Women - Open to All Regions

South Sound Men - Washington State

In person and online

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HOW OUR BOOK CLUBS WORK

Doing the Work

Each meeting includes discussion questions, reflection prompts, practice opportunities, and check-ins. The insights from book selections may start small, but over time result in real change. 

Building Connections

Healing happens in relationship and community. Your circle creates space for you to be heard and becomes a steady, non-judgmental support for transformation. 

Connection Over Loneliness

The absence of connection leads to isolation and loneliness. Our small group check-ins and bi-weekly discussions provide support so that you're not carrying it alone. 

Breaking the Pattern

When you personally explore your areas of healing in a safe space, the barriers break and the walls come down. Awareness is the first step at breaking chains — and the beginning of change. 

Downloads

The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk


Resources for self-help book clubs. 

Meeting Guidelines — Self-Help Book Club (pdf)Download
How to Stay Engaged When You Miss a Discussion Meeting (pdf)Download
BodyKeepsScore_ChapterReadingSchedule (pdf)Download
Discussion and Journaling Prompts for The Body Keeps the Score (pdf)Download
SafePeople_ChapterReadingSchedule (pdf)Download
Discussion and Journaling Prompts for Safe People by Cloud and Townsend (docx)Download

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